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In pre-Roman times, the inhabitants of Gascony were the Aquitanians (Latin: Aquitani), who spoke a language related to the old Basque language. The Aquitanians inhabited a territory limited to the north and east by the Garonne River, to the south by the Pyrenees mountain range, and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The Romans called this territory Aquitania, either from the Latin word aqua (meaning "water"), in reference to the many rivers flowing from the Pyrenees through the area, or ...
See also:Gascony, Gascony - History, Gascony - Origins, Gascony - Dukes and counts of Gascony, Gascony - The Vikings in Gascony 840-982, Gascony - Geography, Gascony - Economy, Gascony - External link Read more here: » Gascony: Encyclopedia II - Gascony - History |
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| | | | Gascony - Origins: Encyclopedia II - Gascony - The Vikings in Gascony 840-982 According to Joël Supéry ("Le Secret des Vikings" Editions des Equateurs, 2005), the Vikings who invaded France were attempting to create a commercial route to Méditerranea. As the Strait of Gibraltar was in the hands of the Saracens settled in Andalousia, the scandinavian traders decided to join "Mare Nostrum" across Aquitany. The route was going from Bayonne to Pampelona and Zaragoza across the Pyrénées and then descending the river Ebro to Tortosa which was the main slave market of Méditerranea. Their attacks in Gascony in 842 eand ...
See also:Gascony, Gascony - History, Gascony - Origins, Gascony - Dukes and counts of Gascony, Gascony - The Vikings in Gascony 840-982, Gascony - Geography, Gascony - Economy, Gascony - External link Read more here: » Gascony: Encyclopedia II - Gascony - The Vikings in Gascony 840-982 |
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